Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-01
FRoM TACOMA.
Result sf she Unien Labor PaFty Meet
ing A Read Wanted that VIII
Give other Roads q Chance at
she water Rroat-GaD In
the Q. 4 G.

Regular Correspondence Posr-INTEL
LIoKNCKR.
O.P. Ferry. who las been in the city
for same days past, left for bis home in
California yesterday. He has been aRi-
tatinR the formation of company 10
build q strip Of railroad along the water
front to Point Defiance and TO make IL
q preeent TO the Northern Pacific Rail.
road Company With the understanding
that it remain open to the use of all the
ether roads which may come here and
seek business an the water front. "If
the Northern Pacific needed all the va
ter front for its actual business" said
Mr.. Ferry, 81 shoald be in favor Of the
company having II, but do not believe
that and therefore / believe that We
should prepare the way for other roads.
Railroads must csme together for bust
ness. For instance, IL the Canadian
Pacific reaches Seattle the Northern Pa
cific will have to 90 there, too. to COM
pete for and to interchange traffic. In
like manner, all ether roads will have to
come here-they all must come together
at the terminal points. Therefore the
way
SHOULD BE OPENED
To receive them. Allen O. Mason has
mooled the idea Of preparing q road, all
except the iron, extending the length of
the water trent to Point Defiance to be
given to the Northern Pacific Company,
for their uss If thsy will complete it.
Now | voHld carry the idea further.
I weuld be one Of as many as 10 neces-
saTy to form company to build the
road complete, and present IL outright
10 the company, with the stipulation
stated-that it be an open highway for
any other road or roads that may wish
10 come here. Il would be q case of
olear gain to the EortherR Pacific in
sny event, for II it wanted other roads
here, think that would be to their
benefit, and If they didn't come il would
be q strip of road ahead"
Anything more about the street rail-
way1"
mot iust at this minute. II the com
panv that has secured a franchise will
build out west there will be no necessity
Of mine, bat the trouble is the terms are
20 liberal that they are not required to
build any particular way for years after
the straight line along Pa
cific avenue"
TIE GAP IN THE o. 3 O.
Charles II. Morrison, Of California.
arrived ia this city yesterday, coming
and stated that the station on
the Oregon & California road would be
ahanged next Sunday today, and that
the staging thereafter between the ends
Of tie track would be reduced TO dis
sauce of . miles-a matter OF about
three hours. The two ends of the track
could be broueht together IN short or
der, be says, bat for the tunnel inter
yeninc. The tunnel will be 5000 feet In
length, Of which 1000 has been bored.
leaving 1000 TO be overcome ct the rate
of s feet per day, which has been the
average. The overland travel, be says.
is increasing sveFy day as the staging
distance has bsen reiucsd.
An MLUsrRATToN.
RovIaad 4 Hotchkiss received q ear
load Of refined carbon oil TO their order
from the Standard OIL Company OF
Cleveland, Ohio. one aay last week. the
value Of which vas $500. The freight
bill, prepared under the rev eommeroe
Iaw, amounted 30 over 500. TIE hFr
refused to take the goods ustil they re-
ceived notice that the freight had been
chorpsd down to the old rates under tht
resent order Of the railroad commission
suseendinR section Of the iaw.
CROWDED NKETS0-
The Oourt House vas crowded 10 re-
svonse TO q call Of the Union LaboI
party 20 nominate candidates. Alsx
snder MasreAdy vas made president
The platform vas rssd and there vAs
considerable eausious m8neuvering and
finally nominations Vsre called for,
for Mayor, the voting 10 be done by bal
LOT. JAoob c. Mann and Jeha & Barn
we're dominated. fhe latter declined
bot asked the privilege Of makisR
political speech a. be said be bad eon'
LOADKD FoR eoRPozATIoSs-
Il Seciine,n be said, mot because an
afraid 20 sccept IL. Something NOR
than two years ago hAd tue honor Il
BE- a member Of the Council, and Will
such was looked apou 80 being opposet
to the Tacoma Land Company. / IN
cared their displsassre and was op
posed by tbs corporation on the coTBe
I The Tacoma Land Company for pre-
pariRR Il pressble and set OF resolu
tions 20 the effect THAI the water frou
vas Iscksd up and setting forth thi
necessity 81 breaking thFouRh. II ~
citizens expected 10 reach God
great highway. For introducing tst
and standing on the floor anl
/ Debating Is until Il waa spfeai
apon the joaEAAl % thai body. %
i9nomin0nsly kicked out % the Cosneil
| Ihe adamansine shAiR that locked d
in from she free sea haa but few littl
eap& IN its entire length scarcely 81
I loved. bat which slipped away frot
them. I ssw that the only way d
whirh we ecald Eas 10 the wafer wRs
reach u froEa the mud fats. and sasS
slated wish too or three Others. undel
took % reclaim thsn, and the re@ait "a
. battle ef pile drivers. We spst
$500 DRIVING piles. and 6uiis a littl
cabin in The middle. S0w ] ~ish |
ay thaf an going 10 DO some nsl
psis dgivIrc. and when hriahed ! ~
hsss q road % stiita extendinz fro
Fsfsseath street. cat 10 that little csbi
that is TIE raasoA | eaarot aeosrt q
co@icaais1-
cAKxoz srKrxR rHB blows
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